Telecommunications in the Netherlands

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This article is intended to give an overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands.

Mail[]

The postal service in the Netherlands is performed by PostNL in most cases—which has, as of 2008, a monopoly on letters lighter than 50 g.[1] The monopoly is planned to expire in 2009.[1] PostNL's competitors include Selekt Mail and .[2][3] Post offices that are owned by Postbank and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013.[4][5]

Postal codes in the Netherlands are formed of four digits then two letters (in capitals), separated by a space—1234 AB, for example.

Telephone[]

Telephones - main lines in use: 8.000.000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers: 17.200.000 (2007)

Telephone system: general assessment: highly developed and well maintained

domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with three major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).

international: 9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004)

Area codes[]

Orange: Codes starting with 01
Blue: Codes starting with 02
Yellow: Codes starting with 03
Green: Codes starting with 04
Red: Codes starting with 05
Purple: Codes starting with 07
  • 010 – Rotterdam
  • 0111 – Zierikzee
  • 0113 – Goes
  • 0114 – Hulst
  • 0115 – Terneuzen
  • 0117 – Oostburg
  • 0118 – Middelburg
  • 013 – Tilburg
  • 015 – Delft
  • 0161 – Rijen
  • 0162 – Oosterhout
  • 0164 – Bergen op Zoom
  • 0165 – Roosendaal
  • 0166 – Tholen
  • 0167 – Steenbergen
  • 0168 – Zevenbergen
  • 0172 – Alphen aan den Rijn
  • 0174 – Naaldwijk
  • 0180 – Ridderkerk
  • 0181 – Spijkenisse
  • 0182 – Gouda
  • 0183 – Gorinchem
  • 0184 – Sliedrecht
  • 0186 – Oud-Beijerland
  • 0187 – Middelharnis
  • 020 – Amsterdam
  • 0222 – Texel
  • 0223 – Den Helder
  • 0224 – Schagen
  • 0226 – Noord-Scharwoude
  • 0227 – Middenmeer
  • 0228 – Enkhuizen
  • 0229 – Hoorn
  • 023 – Haarlem
  • 024 – Nijmegen
  • 0251 – Beverwijk
  • 0252 – Hillegom
  • 0255 – IJmuiden
  • 026 – Arnhem
  • 0294 – Weesp
  • 0297 – Aalsmeer
  • 0299 – Purmerend
  • 030 – Utrecht
  • 0313 – Dieren
  • 0314 – Doetinchem
  • 0315 – Terborg
  • 0316 – Zevenaar
  • 0317 – Wageningen
  • 0318 – Ede
  • 0320 – Lelystad
  • 0321 – Dronten
  • 033 – Amersfoort
  • 0341 – Harderwijk
  • 0342 – Barneveld
  • 0343 – Doorn
  • 0344 – Tiel
  • 0345 – Culemborg
  • 0346 – Maarssen
  • 0347 – Vianen
  • 0348 – Woerden
  • 035 – Hilversum
  • 036 – Almere
  • 038 – Zwolle
  • 040 – Eindhoven
  • 0411 – Boxtel
  • 0412 – Oss
  • 0413 – Veghel
  • 0416 – Waalwijk
  • 0418 – Zaltbommel
  • 043 – Maastricht
  • 045 – Heerlen
  • 046 – Sittard
  • 0475 – Roermond
  • 0478 – Venray
  • 0481 – Bemmel
  • 0485 – Cuijk
  • 0486 – Grave
  • 0487 – Druten
  • 0488 – Zetten
  • 0492 – Helmond
  • 0493 – Deurne
  • 0495 – Weert
  • 0497 – Reusel
  • 0499 – Best
  • 050 – Groningen
  • 0511 – Veenwouden
  • 0512 – Drachten
  • 0513 – Heerenveen
  • 0514 – Balk
  • 0515 – Sneek
  • 0516 – Oosterwolde
  • 0517 – Franeker
  • 0518 – St. Annaparochie
  • 0519 – Dokkum
  • 0521 – Steenwijk
  • 0522 – Meppel
  • 0523 – Dedemsvaart
  • 0524 – Coevorden
  • 0525 – Elburg
  • 0527 – Emmeloord
  • 0528 – Hoogeveen
  • 0529 – Ommen
  • 053 – Enschede
  • 0541 – Oldenzaal
  • 0543 – Winterswijk
  • 0544 – Groenlo/Lichtenvoorde
  • 0545 – Neede
  • 0546 – Almelo
  • 0547 – Goor
  • 0548 – Rijssen
  • 055 – Apeldoorn
  • 0561 – Wolvega
  • 0562 – Terschelling/Vlieland
  • 0566 – Irnsum
  • 0570 – Deventer
  • 0571 – Voorst
  • 0572 – Raalte
  • 0573 ��� Lochem
  • 0575 – Zutphen
  • 0577 – Uddel
  • 0578 – Epe
  • 058 – Leeuwarden
  • 0591 – Emmen
  • 0592 – Assen
  • 0593 – Beilen
  • 0594 – Zuidhorn
  • 0595 – Warffum
  • 0596 – Appingedam
  • 0597 – Winschoten
  • 0598 – Hoogezand
  • 0599 – Stadskanaal
  • 070 – The Hague (Den Haag/'s-Gravenhage)
  • 071 – Leiden
  • 072 – Alkmaar
  • 073 – 's-Hertogenbosch
  • 074 – Hengelo
  • 075 – Zaandam
  • 076 – Breda
  • 077 – Venlo
  • 078 – Dordrecht
  • 079 – Zoetermeer

Non-geographical codes[]

Starting with

  • 06 - Mobile/Cell phones
  • 066 - Pager numbers
  • 0676 - Internet service provider dial-up line
  • 0800 - Free service numbers
  • 084 - Non-geographical personal numbers
  • 085 - VoIP numbers
  • 087 - Non-geographical personal numbers (also for VoIP use)
  • 088 - Large companies with more than one address
  • 0900 - Paid information numbers
  • 0906 - Adult lines
  • 0909 - Entertainment
  • 091 - VoIP numbers (not yet in use)

Radio, television and internet[]

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios: 15.3 million (1996)

Television broadcast stations: 25

Televisions: 6.700.000 (2002, CBS)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 33 (2007)

Country code (Top level domain): .nl

Broadband Internet access[]

Countries, Federations and Special municipalities[]

See also[]

Sim-only (in Dutch)

References[]

  1. ^ a b NOSJOURNAAL - Reorganisatie bij postbedrijf Archived 20 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ News, B. B. C. "Netherlands country profile". BBC News.
  3. ^ "Royal TNT Post to seek cuts as its Dutch monopoly ends" The New York Times (3 April 2007)
  4. ^ Iass, Kima (9 January 2010). "Sim Only Vergelijken? Goedkope sim only abonnementen en aanbiedingen". Sim only abonnement aanbiedingen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Postkantoren dicht uit protest tegen sluiting" Elsevier.nl (25 March 2008)

External links[]

  • De Telefoongids KPN telephone directory, combined white pages and yellow pages
  • Meer weten over sim only abonnementen? Lees meer over de voor- en nadelen (in Dutch).
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